Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Livin' the Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Aarons And Ackley* Take Me Home ST
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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